An Swinnen
An is the Managing Director of award-winning BECS which she founded in 2004. She is a clinical solution-focused psychotherapist and hypnotherapist and a member of the National Board for Modern Psychotherapy. An has a degree in education and has worked in primary, secondary, higher and special needs education in England. An is the author of ‘Brain Based Stress Management’, ‘The Mental Health Survival Guide (Because It’s A Jungle Out There)’ and ‘The Business Survival Guide (Because It’s A Jungle Out There)’.
Melika Clason
Melika is a clinical solution-focused psychotherapist and hypnotherapist. She has worked in education as a tutor and in the social services sector as a counsellor and mental health support worker for 28 years. Melika also offers Emotional Freedom Technique sessions and a program that guides individuals on their paths to love.
Veronique Mertes
Veronique is a clinical solution-focused psychotherapist and hypnotherapist. She is a Master in NLP, a teenage parenting expert and trained in family therapy. Her additional area of expertise is menopausal support.
Amy Martin
Amy is a qualified physiotherapist and yoga teacher. In addition to her private work, she practices within the NHS, with experience in major trauma, orthopaedics, general musculoskeletal injuries, neurology and pain management.
Maria Diaz
Maria Diaz is a clinical nurse who has transitioned into leadership roles. She has completed counselling studies, with a particular interest in coaching and supporting neurodiverse individuals, as well as a Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT).
Natalie Taylor
Natalie completed her yoga teacher training at Himalaya Yoga Valley in Goa, India in 2017. She completed a yoga therapy course for Mindfulness and PTSD at The Minded Institute in London. She then continued her journey and completed her Acro Yoga teacher training in 2020.
Emma Carter Bromfield
Emma is an established expressive award-winning seascape and landscape artist based in South Devon. Her work is widely collected by collectors on home and foreign shores. Emma also loves to inspire others on their own creative journey sharing her 35 years of experience. Watch her at work on beautiful Burgh Island.
Sally Wilson
Sally is a qualified sound and gong therapy practitioner. She trained in harmonisation sound therapy and sound meditation. Sally also has a degree in Five Element and Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and offers Chinese medicine facial Guasha.
Blue Peace Gallery
Gregg and Di Millwood create paintings, greeting cards, decorative art and driftwood sculptures made from beachcombed, reclaimed and recycled materials in their beautiful gallery in Southside Street in the Barbican.
Haldon Riding Stables
Haldon Riding Stables is a family-run business with a small, friendly yard in a beautiful setting. They will take riders of all levels into Haldon Forest. It is an Association of British Riding Schools approved riding school.
Christina Peters
Christina is an established ceramic artist and pottery teacher based at ‘Flameworks Studios’ in Plymouth. She offers bespoke pottery sessions, including throwing on the wheel, hand building, surface decoration, printing and mark making with plants, natural objects and locally sourced ‘wild clay pigments’.
BLOCK Gym, Royal William Yard
BLOCK Gym is a premium gym and studio, offering yoga, pilates and reformer pilates. Situated within the iconic Royal William Yard in Plymouth, they offer a truly unique workout and lifestyle experience 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
